Seattle SAME “Meet the Chiefs”

1. COL Steve Miles, P.E., PMP 21 June, 2011 Seattle SAME “Meet the Chiefs”

2. Agenda • Portland District Boundaries • Portland District Program • Future Program Issues • Future Projects by Appropriation • BPA Large Cap Projects • AE Contracting

3. Agenda • Portland District Boundaries • Portland District Program • Future Program Issues • Future Projects by Appropriation • BPA Large Cap Projects • AE Contracting

4. Portland District Boundary

5. Agenda • Portland District Boundaries • Portland District Program • Future Program Issues • Future Projects by Appropriation • BPA Large Cap Projects • AE Contracting

6. Portland District Program • We are a project funded organization • Authorities • Typically found in Water Resources Development Acts (WRDA) and other laws • Sections of WRDA define the project • Appropriations • Provide partial or full funding for projects

7. Portland District Program • Life-Cycle of a Project • Investigations (I) • Federal interest determination • Feasibility Study • Construction (C) • Operations and Maintenance (O&M) • Project Cost Sharing • BPA Direct Funding (Section 2406) • BPA Large Cap Program

8. Portland District Program

9. Agenda • Portland District Boundaries • Portland District Program • Future Program Issues • Future Projects by Appropriation • BPA Large Cap Projects • AE Contracting

10. Future Program Issues • ARRA substantially complete in FY11 • Constrained budgets • Key trends • Continued strong hydropower investment program with BPA funding • Increasing requirements to deal with aging infrastructure • Columbia/Snake Rivers navigation system • Spillway gate strengthening • Jetty repairs (Mouth of the Columbia River and others) • Continued emphasis on improving Columbia River fish survival • Ramping up efforts on Willamette Valley fish survival • Reduced funding for maintaining low-use harbors

11. Agenda • Portland District Boundaries • Portland District Program • Future Program Issues • Future Projects by Appropriation • BPA Large Cap Projects • AE Contracting

12. Investigations (I) • Lower Columbia River Ecosystem Restoration • Willamette River Environmental Dredging • Willamette River Floodplain Restoration

13. Construction (C) • Columbia River Fish Mitigation (CRFM) Program • Lower Columbia River Ecosystem Restoration (Section 536) Program • Mt. St. Helens Sediment Control

14. CRFM Projects • Columbia River Projects • John Day ladder modifications • Lamprey passage modifications • Continued Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RME) work • Willamette BIOP Requirements • Trap and haul modifications at 4 projects • Evaluate downstream passage and temperature control at our projects • Similar to Columbia Program in 1995 • Large Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RME) component

15. Lower Columbia River Ecosystem Restoration (Section 536) Program • Ecosystem Restoration of tidally influenced Columbia River and Tillamook Bay • Required as part of the Columbia River Biological Opinion • Program has Cost-Share Requirements • FY11-12 • Complete 5 Feasibility Studies • Construct ecosystem restoration projects at Abernathy Creek, Sandy River Delta Dam Removal Site, and Oaks Bottom

16. Lower Columbia Ecosystem Restoration, Section 536

17. Mt. St. Helens Sediment Control • Complete long-term plan for flood protection and sediment management • Cowlitz River Dredging and/or other actions to reduce flood risk

18. Corps Actions from 1980 to Current 1980 Eruption--Over 3 billion cubic yards of debris 1980-1983 Emergency work, structures, levee work, dredging 1982-1984 Spirit Lake pumping/Tunnel construction 1985 Decision document finalized; Project Authorized 1989 Sediment Retention Structure constructed 1998 to present More sediment passes SRS 2005 Cowlitz R. sediment build-up 2007-2009 Interim sediment management actions implemented 2009-2011 Long Term Plan under Development SRS Spirit Lake Tunnel Toutle River Fish Collection Facility Over 50,000 people impacted in communities of Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock and Lexington, WA

19. Ongoing Sediment Concern • Over 45 million cubic yards of sediment expected to deposit in lower Cowlitz River through year 2035

20. Goals and Components of Grade Building Pilot Project Goals: • Test concepts • Determine if a cost-effective component of long-term Types of Structures Tested: • Island Forming Structures, • Cross-Valley Structure (CVS) with Diversion Berm

21. Operations and Maintenance (O&M) • Navigation Projects • Flood Risk Mitigation

22. Navigation Projects • MCR Jetty Repairs • South Jetty Dune Augmentation and Stabilization • North Jetty Lagoon Fill and Culvert Replacement • North Jetty Critical Repairs (Stations 86-99) • Dredging program

23. Columbia River Estuary Sand Island pile dikes 1930-1935 Clatsop Spit Jetty “A” 1 mile long 1938-39 Peacock Spit North Jetty2.5 miles long 1914-1917 South Jetty6 miles long 1885-1913 Pacific Ocean MCR Jetties Major Rehabilitation

24. Dredging Program • Mix of 2 government dredges and contract dredges • Contract dredges - Normally have hopper dredges, pipeline dredge (Oregon), and clamshell dredges • Administration reduced funding for low-use harbors

25. Flood Risk Mitigation ProjectsPortland District Spillway Gates • Need to increase gate reliability • Aging infrastructure – Many spillway gates are more than 50-years old • Updated design guidance that properly accounts for trunnion friction • Accelerated wear and tear to support juvenile fish passage • Failure consequences: • Life safety: Willamette/Rogue • Hydropower: Columbia/Willamette/Rogue • Navigation: Columbia • Endangered Species Impacts: Chub/Salmon/Steelhead • Interim Risk Reduction Measures implemented

26. Portland District Spillway Tainter Gate Projects

27. Dexter Dam Spillway Tainter Gate

28. Agenda • Portland District Boundaries • Portland District Program • Future Program Issues • Future Projects by Appropriation • BPA Large Cap Projects • AE Contracting

29. BPA Large Cap Program • Approximately $50 M/year in BPA Large Cap contracts • Fire protection upgrades • System control • Unit rewinds • Turbine replacements • Station service upgrades • Crane rehabs

30. NWP: Upcoming Large Capital Projects Fire Detection Life Safety Improvements, Bonneville Powerhouses, The Dalles Powerhouse, and John Day Powerhouse Spillway Gate Rehabilitation, Big Cliff Oil Water Separator, Cougar & Hills Creek Elevator Rehabilitation, John Day Powerhouse Elevator Rehabilitation, The Dalles Powerhouse Intake Gantry Crane Rehabilitation, Bonneville Powerhouse 2 Station Service Switchgear Replacement, Bonneville Powerhouse 1 Station Service Switchgear Replacement, Bonneville Powerhouse 2 Digital Governor Replacements at all 13 Portland District Powerhouses John Day Unit 11 Repairs

31. Agenda • Portland District Boundaries • Portland District Program • Future Program Issues • Future Projects by Appropriation • BPA Large Cap Projects • AE Contracting

32. Architectural/Engineering (AE) Contracts • Moving forward with 4 multi-disciplined engineering and design contracts • Planning contract - Synopsis should come out in a few weeks • Small Business contract focused on wetland ecosystem restoration - Synopsis should also come out in a few weeks

33. Contracting Information • Go to the Portland District Website: http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/ and click on Contracting • Federal Business Opportunities • https://www.fbo.gov/

34. How to Reach Us • Ralph Banse-Fay • Chief, Contracting Division • 503-808-4600 • Rowena Musser • A/E Contracting Specialist • 503-808-4818 • Don Erickson • Chief, Programs Management Branch • 503-808-4701 • Carol McIntyre • Chief, Small Business Programs Office • 503-808-4602